Necktie.



C. H. RODEBACK.-

NECKTIE.

APPLICATION man MAR. 18. ms.

1,298,565. Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

FT%- J E. H. Rudeb ask OHARLES HOWARD RODEBACK, F LAGO, IDAHO.

N'ECKTIE.

Specification of Letters latent. Patented lVIar. 25, 1919.

Application filed March 18, 1918. Serial No. 223,156.

- To'all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Ronnnaon, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Lago, 1n the county of Bannock and 'State of Idaho,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Neckties, of

' which the following is a specification.

tobe knotted each time it is fitted upon a collar, but which is of suchacharacter that the original knot can be made of a size and drawn in tosuit the individual wearer, but doing away with the smooth and paddedap- 'pearance as now ordinarily given to ties of this character whichare knotted at the factory, and to provide a stop by which entireWithdrawal of the sliding end of the tie is guarded against when thesame is being loosened for removal over the head of the wearer.

A further object is to so construct the tie andincorporate the stoptherein that the appearance of the tie is not in any appreciable degreealtered, and in fact the tie will be put out to even better settingwiththe flowing ends thereof held down by the added weight of the stop.

Yet another object resides in providing a tie which at the two ends isof somewhat different material, the end of which is to be knotted beingmade up of fabric of the character which it is desired to have tie showwhen the same is knotted in place, and the remaining end being of satin,a merceriaed material, or of other fabric which Wlll slide freelythrough the knot, and to incorporate with this sliding end the stop asabove referred to which will limit movement thereof when the loop of thetie is being loosened, and will guard against the end being entirelywithdrawn from the knot which would make retying necessary.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the following detaileddescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, formingapart of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective showing a tie constructed after themanner of my invention and illustrating the same as it would appear whenplaced upon a collar and tightened thcrcabout.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of one end of the necktie showing thearrangement of a stop therein, parts of the structure being sectioned tobetter disclose this arrangement.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a slightly modified form ofconstruction.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary erspective view showing yet another modi edarrangement of the stop.

In the drawing, where similar characters refer to similar partsthroughout the views, A designates one end of the tie while B identifiesthe remaining end, the knot being shown at C, and the stop, which is themain feagire of my invieution being illustrated at I The two sectionsAmid B are secured to- I gethcr in that length of the tie which willform the neck band as generally indicated at 5, this portion beingpreferably stitched down to present a smooth flat body which will slidefreely within a collar and which will distribute the strain of the tieevenly over the collar, or over the neck in case a. stock collar isbeing worn. The section A is of the material intended to be particularlydisplayed in the tie, and as has been stated it is preferable that thesection B be made up of satin or a satin finish material which will slipor slide freely through the knot at C.

When the tie to be used, it will be placed about a collar and the knotat C will be tied up in the usual way, the end A being given one,two.'or perhaps even more turns about the end B so that the knot will beof the size desired by the individual user, and then the knot is drawndown to .present the desired appearance, or the knot might be tied evenwhen the necktie is removed from a collar, it of course being understoodthat in either case the end B will serve as the portion around which theend A is looped. As'

' be fitted upon a collar permanently attached C, but is slidabletherethrough, the loop at the neck band or neck portion 5 can be drawnin or extended and inconsequence when the tie is to be fitted in placethe loop will be drawn out, so that the neck band portion 5 will passover the head of the wearer and then when this portion has been broughtto proper position with respect to a collar, the end B is drawn throughthe knot C to properly tighten the band about the collar. It will ofcourse be understood that in the removal of the tie the steps arereversed.

It will be appreciated that the necktie can to the neck band of a shirtor upon a detachable collar either soft or laundried, the neck bandportion 5 being fitted loosely between the inner and outer folds of atwo-fold laundried collainand then both collar and tie to be placed overthehead of the wearer following. which thecollar would be buttoned tothe shirt in the usual-way and the tie would be drawn in. While a tie ofthe usual construction might be used in the connection as above setforth, where this is done there is always the possibility that the end Bwill be withdrawn from the knot C, and under these circumstances it willbe necessary to straighten out the knot at C and retie the necktie. Itis to overcome this objection that the stop is provided at D, and asisshown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4:, this stop might be made up invarious formsto suit the convenience of the manufacturer or to-fill the demands ofthe retailer.

It is customary to make up a tie by holding the fabric so thatthroughout the body and the ends the tie is substantially tubular, andin introducing the padding after the manner shown in Fig. 2, thistubular form has been taken advantage of. As is here illustrated, thepad member 6, which might be a strip of felt, a piece of cloth rolled tothe desired size, or in fact might be made up of any other material, isintroduced between .the inner and outer sides of the end B adjacent theextremity thereof, and then the stitching is run across the end asindicated at 7 and 8, below and above the turning strip to form a pocketin which the pad- 1 ding member 6 is retained. It is perhaps preferablethat the padding strip or member 6 have acertain degree of flexibility,and for this reason the felt or cloth strip as mentioned is perhapspreferable although under some circumstances, it may be found advisableto introduce a stiffening strip within the pad portion, or perhaps theresilient material might be entirely dispensed with and a metallic orother member might be substituted therefor, it of course beingunderstood that these are pomts which are mamas not essentiallyparts ofmy invention but will in various instances be worked out to su1t theconvenience or desires of the manufacturer and the retailer, who will ofcourse be governed by the desires of the user.

In Fig. 3, I have shown the material of the end B, adjacent theextremity thereof, folded back and then the folded back 9 is stitcheddown as at. 10, the second line of stitching being run at 11 to securethe remaining edge of the plaited portion. In

Fig. 4 yet another modified form is illus-' trated, and in thisconstruction a label-strip 12 is laid over a padding member 13 placedtransversely on the tie, and is then secured in place bystitching asshown at 14. The

label strip might of course be printed with the name of-themanufacturers or the nameof the retailer, or might have a trademark orany other desired matter shown thereon or woven into the materialthereof, and in fact under some circumstances it might be foundadvisable or preferable to makethis label strip of folded material or of.sufliciently heavy m'aterial th'at it would within itself embody therequisite stiffness to hold the inner flowing end of the'tie spread andto guard againstthe same being casually or accidentally drawn throughthe knot at C. I

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a tie structurewhich presents points of novelty and advantage over the usualfour-in-hahd ties as now manufactured and sold, which will have longerlife, and which can be manufactured at a cost little if any above thepresent manufac turing cost. The user of the tie and the particularadvantages presented in use have been rather fully hereinbefore setforth, and

it is not therefore thought that reiteration need here be indulged in inthis respect.

Other changes in details than those herein specifically set forth-may bemade with-i I out departing from the spirit or scope of my invention;but,

I I claim:

1. A necktie of thefour-in-hand type having one end constructed to beknotted, about the remaining end which will slide through the knot, saidsliding end having a trans-' ing one end thereof constructed to beknotted about the remaining end which ivill slide through the knot, saidsliding end having a padding strip associated therewith, and extendingtransversely thereof, and stitching by which said padding strip is heldin place.

4. 'A' necktie of the four-in-hand type comprising two ends one of whichis to be knot- 10' ted about'the remaining end which is slid ablyreceived through the knot, a strip of material placed transverselyacross the sliding end adjacent the extremity thereof to pad thestructure at this point, a label strip placed over the padding strip,and stitching 15 introduced through the label strip and tie to securethe label strip in place and consequently hold the padding stripproperly located.

CHARLES HOWARD RODDBACK.

